Henry Clay rolled up 398 yards of total offense in a 42-31 victory over Simon Kenton.  The Blue Devils carried the ball 41 times for 273 yards and an impressive 6.7 yards per carry tonight.  The Blue Devils got off to a fast start as Simon Kenton fumbled the opening kickoff and Henry Clay recovered on the Simon Kenton 15 yard line.  Vinny Miller scored on a 15 yard run and the conversion kick made it 7-0 with 11:08 left in the first quarter.

Henry Clay recorded 20 first downs and 398 yards of total offense.  The Blue Devils were penalized 14 times for 84 yards.  Simon Kenton recorded 15 first downs and 260 yards of total offense.  The Pioneers were penalized five times for 57 yards, lost a fumble and had two passes intercepted.

Branden Johnson led the Henry Clay ground game with 75 yards and two touchdowns on six carries.  Bo Brooks added 54 yards on 10 carries.  Vinny Miller chipped in with 45 yards and a TD on seven carries. Jerry Williams completed 10 of 16 passes for 125 yards and a TD.  Branden Johnson caught four passes for 28 yards.  Carwell Gardner added three receptions for 22 yards.  Aaron Akidil led the defense with four solo and four assisted tackles.  Matt Cox recorded four solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and intercepted a pass.

Miles Simpson led Simon Kenton's ground game with 79 yards and a TD on 14 carries.  Chad Lawrence carried the ball 14 times for 31 yards and a TD.  Lawrence completed 11 of 25 passes for 150 yards and a TD with two interceptions.  Zach Carroll caught four passes for 90 yards and a TD.  Ryan Winkler added three receptions for 38 yards.  Austin Baldwin led the defense with four solo and six assisted tackles with 3.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totalling 19 yards.  Jordan Hansel added three solo and three assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary 

School                 Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Henry Clay            7      19     13      3     42

Simon Kenton        8       8       8       7     31

HC - Vinny Miller 15 yard run (A.J. Yewell kick)

SK - Miles Simpson 6 yard run (Simpson run)

HC - Branden Johnson 24 yard run (Yewell kick fails)

HC - Jerry Williams 11 yard run (Yewell kick)

SK - Chad Lawrence 4 yard run (D.J. Rabe pass from Lawrence)

HC - Johnson 5 yard run (Yewell kick fails)

HC - Blake Green 55 yard pass from Williams (Yewell kick)

SK - Simpson 85 yard kickoff return (Zach Carroll run)

HC - Williams 15 yard run (Green run fails)

HC - Yewell 27 yard field goal

SK - Carroll 20 yard pass from Lawrence (Chris Repka kick)

Selected Statistics

Henry Clay

Rushing                     No.        Yds.       Avg.      Long

Vinny Miller                 7           45          6.4       29 

Branden Johnson         6           75        12.5       36

Bo Brooks                 10           54          5.4       13

Jerry Williams            10           35          3.5       16

Blake Green                2           32         16.0      27

Shan Howell                1            31        31.0       31

Shannon Coofer          4             3           0.8        4

Team                          1            -2         -2.0        0

Passing                     A-C-I       Yds.      TD       Long

Jerry Williams            16-10-0    125       1         55

Vinny Miller                  1-0-0         0       0           0

Shannon Coofer           1-0-0         0       0           0

Receiving                   No.      Yds.      TD       Long

Branden Johnson        4         28         0          12

Carwell Gardner         3         22         0            9

Blake Green               1         55         1          55

Tyr. Johnson              1          20         0          20

Vinny Miller                1           0          0           0

Selected Statistics

Simon Kenton

Rushing                   No.      Yds.       Avg.      Long

Chad Lawrence        14       31         2.2       12

Miles Simpson          14       79         5.6       25

Passing                  A-C-I        Yds.      TD      Long

Chad Lawrence     25-11-2       150       1        40

Receiving                No.       Yds.       TD      Long

Zach Carroll             4           90          1         40

Ryan Winkler            3           38          0         13

Miles Simpson           2            7          0           9

Jacob Krummen         1          12          0         12

Matt Reilly                 1            3          0           3

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game